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museumtom

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Y'know, I thought I was finished, but what do I know?. I have been twiddling with this lad all afternoon, I can find not a single thing on him, can you please help me lads. I'm desperate at this stage! Go on, put me out of my misery and solve the mystery.

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Dai Bach y Sowldiwr

Dai Bach y Sowldiwr

Can't add anything I'm afraid other than to say that I can't find a Medal Card in that name for the Labour Corps that fits.

I suppose the conclusion is that he didn't go abroad, but there again records could be incomplete.

No service record or pension record either, not that I can find on Ancestry.

So no piece of paper with the word 'Attributable....' on it.

I see the poor fella died in the workhouse in February 1921, (and forgive me Tom if my understanding of the Irish War of Independence is totally wrong) can we safely assume he was not serving in the British army at this time?

The certificate entry says "TB 6 months", which is about August 1920. Again, the question I ask is, was it likely he was a serving soldier at that time?

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Than you Dai. To be honest I have no further information other that Davids post and the D.C. Usually Labour Corps men end up there after serving with other regiments first and are at the end of their service. Like yourself I tried to find his M.I.C. unsuccessfully, or any other records that he may have had. Dying in the Workhouse was more common than you might think. Was he serving at the time? the D.C. says he was an ex soldier. I had hoped that as we have his number and unit he might be able to be found. Perhaps it is a post war number? If we assume the service number on the D.C. is incorrect, which was not uncommon, there were 19 M.I.C. for Thomas Burgess, of the Labour Corps. David shows that Thomas was in Cheshire in 1901, so perhaps he joined a Cheshire unit.?

One Thomas Burgess, of the Labour Corps, that was previously in the Cheshire Regiment was-

And another with more detail. Shows discharged 18/12/18. Disabilities show as fractured left femur attributable. DAH (Disorderly action of Heart) not aggravated or due to, and debility. Correctly gives number as 554010.

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Fantastic, thank you lads. I don't have access to Ancestry or folder3. May I please just have the info if I may please? I have to admit I was not very hopeful with this lad, as there is nothing at all on him in FMP, mores the pity.

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And we are away!. This lad looks an easy find, but he escapes me. He should be from the Laurentic and is not in the C.W.G.C. Can you help please? He is not in FMP and he should sail through IFCP if we can find his records.

Can you help me please?

Thank you all very much in advance. Tom.

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